Your Question: How Do I Know My Shell Version Ubuntu?
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Open your terminal either by using the Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by clicking on the terminal icon. Use the lsb_release -a command to display the Ubuntu version. Your Ubuntu version will be shown in the Description line.

How do I find my shell version Ubuntu?

Check Ubuntu version in Linux

  1. Open the terminal application (bash shell) by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
  2. For remote server login using the ssh: ssh [email protected]
  3. Type any one of the following command to find os name and version in Ubuntu: cat /etc/os-release. …
  4. Type the following command to find Ubuntu Linux kernel version:

How do I know my current shell?

To get the name of the current shell, Use cat /proc/$$/cmdline . And the path to the shell executable by readlink /proc/$$/exe . ps is the most reliable method.
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  1. $> echo $0 (Gives you the program name. …
  2. $> $SHELL (This takes you into the shell and in the prompt you get the shell name and version.
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